Cattle Panel Question

[Ruralhideaway]

Hydro is only the ground drive, no clutch, has little to do with the mower power.
What year and model number is the hydro?
Mines a gear drive, has a clutch/brake pedal for the ground drive.
The older 'Lawn and Garden' tractors have much more torque in ground drive and mower/thrower drive.

The Gator Blades are expensive, but are much thicker(3-4x) than the standard blades.

When my blades go I'll try some of those thanks.

Can't recall the year on the hydro, been gone about 8 years. I sure loved that one though. Really I need a compact tractor one of these years. Having a little manure spreader, tiller, and a brush hog would make life a bit more fun.

 

[Ruralhideaway]

Got a bit done on the duck yard. Tired today though, and sick of hardware cloth!

To celebrate I piled up lumber and tools and let the chickens play in the new building. It's nearly complete for their full day use anyway. Cut a hole in the brooder too so chicks have many ways to exit. Integration is basically complete, their doors are wide open now anyway.

 

[Ruralhideaway]

Built a little pen for my ducks this weekend. It's about 2.5' by 7'. It'll be handy to have often I'd think. It's basically all door so should be easy to clean. I'm tired of crawling around in the coop!

 

[aart]

Sweet!!

 

[Ruralhideaway]

So I haven't been slacking but who wants to see my concrete patching activities! That's no fun after all.

The ducks ended up getting inside space in the barn. One unused horse stall was large enough to split into an 8x12 for them. They have an open doorway right now but I want a human door there so the broken window is still in this pic. Their yard is nighttime safe anyway(I hope!). Getting the stall predator proof took much care, old wood, broken concrete floor, and 2 dutch doors made lots of work.

The geese moved out to the pen the ducks were using. The turkeys I hatched for my friend left.

'Bators empty. My house is now awfully quiet! That's dangerous, might find other interesting things to get next!

 

[NotAFarm]

'Bators empty. My house is now awfully quiet! That's dangerous, might find other interesting things to get next!

You have until 10 a.m....scroll down to Post 14289..post in the thread to bid

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/the-new-crazy-24hr-auction-thread.754060/page-1429

 

[aart]

but who wants to see my concrete patching activities!

<raises hand>I do!

 

[Ruralhideaway]

You have until 10 a.m....scroll down to Post 14289..post in the thread to bid

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/the-new-crazy-24hr-auction-thread.754060/page-1429

Wrong timing or I'd be on that! Few days out of town around hatch time.

 

[Ruralhideaway]

<raises hand>I do!

Haha its all buried under shavings now. But oh man it was bad! Used 14 bags plus some mortar to close gaps under the new dividing wall. Over the years the horses, and cows before me, demolished the floor. I had it rubber matted but it needed to be secured. I'll try for pics.

Here's an idea, from the duck yard, of the condition of that walls floor area. The stucco lathe and HC you see here is now fully backed by concrete from the inside. Was a trench about 10"x8'x10".